thinned

Example Sentences

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The monoculture that once lifted “Euphoria” has thinned, if it even exists at all.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Streaming thinned crowds and big budget films faltered.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

As the atmosphere thinned, the planet cooled and much of its surface water disappeared.

From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 2026

Tehran residents, known as Tehranis, said the city was functioning but thinned out after a mass exodus of people who had the means to leave and secure a place elsewhere.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

The wool thinned and tightened and transformed into yarn, as if by magic.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff